Imran Khan vs Rodney Marsh a Classic Battle in 1982

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Imran Khan – the legendary Pakistani fast bowler – was a master of swing, especially on the slow and dry pitches of the subcontinent. In this video, we explore how Imran Khan used the old ball to produce deadly reverse swing that baffled even the best batsmen in the world.  From perfect wrist position to clever bowling strategies, Imran made flat pitches look dangerous. His inswinging yorkers, disguised after a series of outswingers, created unforgettable dismissals. We also discuss how he passed on this knowledge to future legends like Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis.  🎥 Watch vintage footage, relive golden moments, and understand the art of reverse swing like never before. The first Test match between Pakistan and Australia was played in Karachi from September 22 to 27, 1982. During this match, fans witnessed a great moment – a thrilling contest between Pakistan’s fast bowler Imran Khan and Australia’s wicketkeeper-batsman Rodney Marsh.  Imran Khan was in top form. He kept bowling outswingers – deliveries that moved away from the batsman – again and again. Rodney Marsh was trying hard to defend, but Imran’s swing and accuracy kept troubling him.  Then came the perfect delivery. After many outswingers, Imran suddenly bowled a fast inswinging yorker. The ball came in sharply and hit Marsh on the pads. He had no chance to play it. The umpire gave him out LBW, and the crowd cheered loudly.  It was a beautiful moment of skill and planning. Imran set him up smartly and finished the job in style. Watching the old video clips still gives cricket lovers a lot of joy.  This was a classic cricket battle – between two great players. Let’s remember and enjoy these golden moments from the history of the game.  I hope you like the video of Imran Khan vs Rodney Marsh – A Memorable Battle in Karachi, 1st Test, 1982.   #ImranKhan #ReverseSwing #CricketLegends #OldBallMagic #SwingBowling #PakistanCricket #CricketHistory #WasimAkram #WaqarYounis #SubcontinentPitches #CricketAnalysis #VintageCricket #CricketSkills

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00:00The first touch match between Pakistan and Australia was played in Karachi from September

00:0622 to 27, 1982.

00:09During this match, fans witnessed a great moment, a thrilling contest between Pakistan's

00:14fastballer, Imran Khan, and Australian wicketkeeper bestman Rodney Marsh.

00:19Imran Khan was in top form, he kept balling out swingers, deliveries that moved away

00:24from the bestman again and again.

00:27Rodney Marsh was trying hard to defend, but Imran's wings and accuracy kept troubling

00:32him.

00:33Then came the perfect delivery.

00:35After many outswingers, Imran Khan suddenly bowled a fast-swinging Yorker.

00:40The ball came in sharply and hit Rodney Marsh on the toes.

00:43He had no chance to play it.

00:45The umpire gave him LBW and the crowd cheered loudly.

00:49It was a beautiful moment of skills and planning.

00:52Imran Khan set him smartly and finished the job in style.

00:55Watching the old video clips still gives cricket lovers a lot of joy.

01:00This was a classic cricket battle between the two greats of the game.

01:04Let's remember and enjoy these golden moments from the history of the game.

01:08Because these two batsmen are very determined, Marsh are very experienced.

01:12But as far as the uncertainty of cricket is concerned, Marsh and Bright could make Pakistan

01:23fight all the way and make them fight very, very hard.

01:26Marsh is there on 26th now to trace the bowling of Imran.

01:31Good morning, Makar.

01:33Any comments?

01:34Well, the most important thing from Pakistan's point of view would be that this vital partnership,

01:42which has yielded 51 run so far, must be broken.

01:45And I'm sure Imran must be doing his level best to break this partnership.

01:52Both Rodney Marsh and Ray Bright have done a good job by producing a 51 run partnership and a lot depend on this partnership.

02:04It's going to be Marsh to face Imran.

02:08He's going to go from the pavilion end.

02:10And the players there a little early and you saw the umpire signal to Imran there's still one minute left before play can start.

02:22The clock showing 4.59 ahead of us.

02:25So if you want to know the reason of the delay of the umpire looking at the clock, still not 10 o'clock.

02:33And there it is, play about to start, the players on the field a little early.

02:45Imran to start the proceedings.

02:54And that one swung away from the batsman and it's through to the keeper.

03:02Sensational Australian collapse yesterday.

03:15And some very fine bowling by Kadir.

03:19Imran started the problems for Australia by getting Laird.

03:25Six hours, four maidens, one for six.

03:31And that's the first round of the morning.

03:35Out to mid-off.

03:37It's going to be bright now to face Imran.

03:40It's going to be Imran from the pavilion end.

03:44The batsman's going to be Rodney Marsh.

03:48It's going to be 40 minutes, so I'm going to be having a high-pitched on a bus bus.

03:54This is a car.

03:58This is so fast, so I can get a lot of good news now.

04:02If you don't, don't know where I am.

04:03I'll just go ahead and be serious.

04:05This is going to be a little bit.

04:07I'll just be able to do a little bus.

04:09I'm just going to do some of the babies.

04:10Zaheer at mid-off, the way these two have been batting since yesterday, it's going to

04:28be hard work for Pakistan, if they continue in this manner, playing down the line, waiting

04:35for the bad ball to hit, Zaheer at mid-off, again,

04:57and then, we'll see if there was a new one at the end, here at the end, and we'll see

05:04it again, in this moment, we'll see if there's a little bit of a new one, I can't see it,

05:12and I'll see if there's a new one, just a little bit, I can't see it, but I can't see it,

05:19Tipped a little low that one as it went past the off stump, but marsh must be lifted well

05:49Good innings from him, 32, plays for Western Australia, one of the senior most members of the Australian side

05:59And one of the best-footed keeper batsmen, the game is seen

06:19And he's out, yes, he had to go, that ball, a full toss on to marsh's pads and let's watch the replay

06:31That's the in-lipper from Imran, watch it, it goes right up to marsh and the ball coming back at marsh now

06:41And struck on the leg which he removed after that, so the ball certainly appeared to be hitting the stumps

06:54Hitting the stumps, let's have another look at this replay

07:01Yes, that ball would have hit the middle and leg

07:11So the breakthrough has come, marsh out, LBW

07:18And Australia now are 137 to 8

07:24Vakar, perhaps you'd like to comment on that

07:26Yes, from this replay one could see that marsh foot was...

07:31Cross the foot, then it hits it, there, then he withdraws the foot

07:34Yes, let's watch it again

07:44Now watch the point of impact of the ball

07:47It's after the ball had hit the foot that it was withdrawn

07:50And that ball would have appeared to have taken middle leg

07:55Good ball from Imran and Pakistan is...

07:59Imran Khan was one of the greatest fastballers the game has ever seen

08:03What made him truly special was his ability to ball fast and swing the ball

08:08Even on slow and dry pitches like those in subcontinent

08:11Where fastballers usually don't get much help

08:14One of Imran Khan's biggest strength was his skills with the old ball

08:18Most ballers struggle with the ball gets old because it does not swing much in the air

08:23But Imran Khan learned the art of reverse swing, a rare deadly skill at that time

08:28The reverse swing happens when the ball moves in the opposite direction of what the bestman expects

08:35Imran Khan would make the old ball swing in sharply towards the bestman even at high speeds

08:41This was specially dangerous because it's very hard to spot

08:45Bestman could not read it in time and often got pulled or trapped LBW

08:50Subcontinent pitches are usually flat meaning they don't have much bounce or seam movement

08:55Imran Khan still found a way to trouble the best bestman

08:58He used his wrist position and strong action to generate swing

09:02He maintained good pace which made the ball move late just before reaching the bestman

09:07He planned his spell smartly, often balling out swingers for a while and then suddenly delivering a sharp swinging

09:14Imran Khan was not just a great baller himself

09:17He also helped other Pakistani ballers like Vaseem Akram and Vakar Yunus to learn the art of reverse swing

09:25Together they became one of the most feared pace attacks in the world cricket during the late 1990s and early 2000s

09:33Imran Khan's swing balling especially with the old ball on subcontinent pitches was a game changer

09:39He made the ball talk even when the pitch did not help

09:42His clever use of swing, pace and planning made him a nightmare for Bestman

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09:51Thanks for watching

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